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r(rlr|rlT.rf,,S1 COItNrlrY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBTIC WORKS <br />Formal Tas k Order Document <br />Aspect Consulting <br />Task Order Number 004 <br />Maximum Amount Payable $35,000 Completion Date t2t3u25 <br />The general provisions and clauses of the Profcssional Services Agreement entered into on <br />April 16, 2024rshall be in full force and effect for this Task Order. <br />Location of Project: Kittitas County - Thorp Subbasin <br />Project Title: Cost Reimbursement Agreement G4-36135 <br />Description of Work: Aspect Consulting (Aspect) understands that Kittitas County (County) <br />has requested technical assistance to help process water right application G4-36135, Water right <br />application (G4-36135) was submitted by the County in202l and proposes to expand the <br />existing place of use lbr the County's water bank to include groundwater from the basalt aquifers <br />located at the base of Manastash Ridge in the Thorp Subbasin. Aspect understands that although <br />the application was submitted by the County in202l, the Department of Ecology (Ecology) has <br />decided not to process the application via their standard processing que due to stafling <br />constraints and the application's large technical component. <br />Due to landowner interest in the application, the County and Ecology have recently discussed <br />processing the application through Ecology's Cost Reimbursement Agreement program. Cost <br />Reimbursement Agreements (CRAs) are currently the standard mechanism to have pending <br />applications processed in a timely rnanner. The CRA program is a pay-for-service option that <br />allows applicants to pay the cost of having their application processed by prequalified consultant <br />teams (of which Aspect is one). <br />There are two phases associated with the CRA, currently Ecology has issued a draft Phase I <br />contract for the County's leview. Llnder this Phase I contract, the County would have to provide <br />Ecology with a technical memorandum and reimburse Ecology for the time it takes them to